My name is Ramadhan, I am thirteen years old and in Form Two at Fountain of Hope School. My father had left our family when I was young. My mother sent me to school here in Form One, I arrived with a heavy heart and was sad and angry ...
Hello my name is Miriam. It's been so long since I arrived at Fountain of Hope School as a four year old girl. I am from the Hadzabe tribe and I was living with my dad in the forest in a remote part of Northern Tanzania when my mum died ...
Despite scant rains this year, NLF's farms yielded a bountiful harvest. On the news we have learnt how Tanzania has experienced on of its driest years in decades. The local farms and fields, have all felt the effect of this drought - everybody except NLF. Our farms yielded a total of 108 bags of corn in a year where a typical farm has harvested less than a single bag. Praise God!
Fountain of Hope's - Sixth Annual Graduation
This successful event marked the culmination of 12 years of education for the Form 4 Class (USA 12th Grade equivalent) who now move up into Advanced Level High School in Tanzania's educational system. The 7th Grade also celebrated the end of their elementary school years.
Additionally, graduation day as 4th grade and the kindergarteners move up to their next class.
Exhibitions
The FOH Secondary students exhibited their art, science and social projects and covered diverse fields such as Tanzanian politics and an avant-garde online resource for Tanzanian High Schools. One group for example, displayed an innovative fridge powered by minimal charcoal designed with remote African villages in mind.
Pioneers
Three of the students in the graduating class of 2012 hold a special part in NLF history as pioneer members of Fountain of Hope. Salma, Abigael & Victor joined FOH in 1st grade when the school began and have blossomed into amazing young adults.
Awards
Lightness Ngowi received a cash prize of TSH 500,000 as the best female performer in Mathematics for 2012. This award is offered annually by NLF's first Board Chairman, Mr Mark Rajabu and is exclusive to FOH girls. Annual student excellence awards were also awarded.
Princely Hope and Allysa Domino are wonderful young people who have dedicated a portion of time in their life to volunteer at NLF.
Princely is working with us for some months while Allysa is with us for a year. Together they have been teaching Communications at the Secondary School. Allysa has been teaching English to the Fountain of Joy girls and is already coming up with a curriculum of what they should be learning.
A proposal has been created by Agriculturalist - Mr Mike Peens, to establish an sustainable organic farming operation on the 20 acre plot of land that is currently planted in maize and beans each year.
This detailed proposal includes many different types of arigiculture and is based on sustainable organic farming practices. It begins with a boundary of Neem and Moringa trees (which have insectiside and medicinal properties) that will be planted to protect and surround the farm. Irrigation systems, organic vegetable plots, fish ponds and water storage tanks will also be installed. This farm, when fully operational, will produce out of season organic vegetables for selling at a premium, 10 different varieties of vegetables to feed the children of NLF, biomass grasses that will produce compost, mulch, cattle and goat food and freshwater fish for the local restaurants and markets.
This is a wonderful opportunity for our organisation to become self funding, while simultaneously training the children in organic sustainable agriculture and providing employment to local construction and farm workers.
For further details and to obtain information where you can assist New Life Foundation in growing self sustainably, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For a practical demonstration of Mike Peen's agricultural practices check out his video on https://vimeo.com/130524334 - if would like to support Mike's ministry or need any further information please contact him direct on: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
"Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man mature in Christ" Colossians 1:28
This is our mantra as we painstakingly mold and train our children as best we can. In addition to quality academic training, our trainers and caregivers attend to the children and train them daily in the word of God. Every week there is a memory verse for the whole school. At the daily school assembly and daily staff meetings, the word of God is ceaselessly preached.
Due to this uniqueness, many parents really desire their children to join the school. t times, so many are enrolled that there is no vacancy to admit more.
NLF Gifts for the Needy
Two students shed tears as they spoke in gratitude to NLF for being given their basic needs. This was during a meeting where all the students who had been unable to buy some items that were necessary, were invited and those things were given to them. This included: toiletries, bathroom slippers, bathing buckets, cups, shoes and many other items.
Family Day and Thanksgiving Day
All staff met at the NLF President's house on two different occasions. One for thanksgiving for God's many blessings upon the Shoo family, the other for prayer for the children of the NLF staff families. Many prophetic words were spoken to different children in the families and the staff as well. They surely went back home rejuvenated.
Update - September 2012
Visitors from New Zealand
A team of 8 members of the Pacific Island Presbyterian Church, from Auckland, New Zealand is visiting for two weeks in September. This church is already a great supporter of New Life Foundation and the team will be minstering by sharing the Word of God and leading worship at the various Fountain of Hope sites as well as spending time and playing with the children.
Further Study for our Primary School Headmistress
Mrs Mary Mahene, the Fountain of Hope, Primary School Headmistress will be leaving this month to complete a 3 year Bachelors Degree in Education at the university in Moshi. She will continue to work at NLF during her vaction times and when completed, will resume her teaching at NLF.
Dear Friends
The Power of Encouraging Words
We will always thank God for you. We have been meditating upon words of encouragement and overcoming discouragement.
This is what we have learned.
When the answer seems to delay
When Lazarus was sick his relatives sent a message to Jesus (John 11:6) expecting him to rush to help. Jesus delayed where He was for two more days.
When our expectations are not met
How many times have you heard people say "I thought they would do this and that". People have goals in life, they have plans for the future and God created man with a desire to succeed and to achieve. Now when your expectations are not met, people tend to give up. Naaman was almost losing his miracle as his expectations were not being met (2 Kings 5)
When we compare our situation and accomplishment with others
When Elijah compared himself with his ancestors.
When the failure recurs over and over
David never allowed failure to stop him. He went back to the Lord over and over and said "I will teach the transgressors your ways and sinners will be brought back to you".
When hope for the future is gone.
We need to set goals and plans to avoid being discouraged for the unknown of the future. God has given each and everyone of us greater vision than we can naturally handle.
When we don't receive appreciation for what we are doing or for what we have done.
If we do things so that people may praise us, then we should not expect praise from God. If you are appreciated then praise God, if there is no appreciation at all then praise God anyway.
The power of Words of Encouragement
It is like a bank account. Before you withdraw you must deposit. Encouragement is most likely like depositing into people's lives. Just a word of encouragement and you will see a smile and strength renewed and the work done. If you keep on withdrawing without any deposits then you will finally be causing an overdraft.
Let us encourage one another so that when there is a need of correction, rebuke or input we may be able to help others without causing overdrafts. In the Bible there are more than 365 words of encouragement like FEAR NOT, DO NOT BE AFRAID, DO NOT BE DISMAYED etc. Let us use these words once in awhile to encourage other people. If we choose to be judgemental and critical often, then we will lose friendships and fellowship. I have found it very easy to correct someone if I start like the Lord did in the book of Revelation. Try starting by words of encouragement or commendations and then correction after depositing.
Will you please send someone a message of encouragement today?
You have been our great blessing.
Your reward will be great in Heaven.
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